Table 3.
Multivariate regression analysis of factors associated with overweight and obesity
| Characteristics | Overweight or Obesity vs. Normal | Obesity vs. Normal or overweight | ||||
| OR | 95%CI | P | OR | 95%CI | P | |
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Gender Male (n=1746, 48.3%) Female (n=1867, 51.75) Region Western (n=1245, 34.5%) Eastern (n=1063, 29.4%) Central (n=1305, 36.1%) School age Primary (6-12 Ys) (n=751, 20.8%) Intermediate (13-15 Ys) (1352, 37.4%) High (16-18 Ys) (1510, 41.8%) Type of housing Rented (n=1729, 48.3%) Owned (n=1848, 51.7%) Performing exercise Yes (n=1400, 50.2%) No (n= 1388, 49.8%) Drinking milk Two or less days/week (n=1706, 61.7%) Three days or more (n=1061, 38.3%) Serum vitamin D Deficient (n=1687, 49.0%) Suboptimal (n=1602, 46.6%) Optimal (n=151, 4.4%) |
1 0.86 0.89 0.95 1 1 1.14 1.14 1.12 1 1 0.91 0.98 1 1.64 1.25 1 |
0.71, 1.05 0.73, 1.09 0.69, 1.38 0.82, 1.59 0.82, 1.60 0.93, 1.35 0.75, 1.12 0.81, 1.19 0.99, 2.69 0.76, 2.07 |
0.14 0.27 0.75 0.44 0.43 0.24 0.23 0.83 0.053 0.38 |
1 0.74 0.76 0.94 1 1 1.22 1.45 1.01 1 1 0.98 0.94 1 2.96 1.35 1 |
0.55, 1.0 0.56,1.04 0.60,1.49 0.68,2.20 0.81,2.58 0.75,1.37 0.72,1.35 0.70,1.26 1.18,7.43 0.53,3.42 |
0.054 0.08 0.80 0.50 0.21 0.94 0.92 0.68 0.02 0.53 |
Legend: OR= Odds ratio, CI= Confidence Interval